open scholarly communication in the european research area for social sciences and humanities Academic Libraries and Open Access Books in Europe A Landscape Study By Agata Morka and Rupert Gatti January 2021 open scholarly communication in the european research area for social sciences and humanities This report has been created as a result of cooperation between the OPERAS-P and COPIM projects. They share similar interests in exploring innovative revenue models for open access books. COPIM is supported by the Research England Development Fund (REDFund), and by Arcadia, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin. This project has received funding from the European Union‘s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 871069 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4483773 Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..............................................................................................................................................7 ACADEMIC LIBRARIES AND OA BOOKS IN EUROPE (OVERVIEW TABLE) ............................................................. 9 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................12 Background to the OPERAS-P project .................................................................................................. 12 Background to the COPIM project ...................................................................................................... 12 Aims ..................................................................................................................................................... 13 Scope ................................................................................................................................................... 13 Methodology ....................................................................................................................................... 13 Definitions ........................................................................................................................................... 14 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................. 14 1. CROATIA ................................................................................................................................................................15 1.1 General library system for e-content and OA publications ............................................................ 15 1.2 Library community and open access ............................................................................................. 15 1.3 OA book policies ........................................................................................................................... 16 1.4 OA book funding ............................................................................................................................ 16 1.5 Library/scholar-led OA book publishing ........................................................................................ 17 1.6 Integration of OA books in library systems .................................................................................... 17 Important Contributors .................................................................................................................... 17 2. DENMARK .............................................................................................................................................................18 2.1 General library system for e-content and OA publications ............................................................ 18 2.2 Library community and open access ............................................................................................. 18 2.3 OA book policies ........................................................................................................................... 19 2.4 OA book funding ............................................................................................................................ 19 2.5 Library/scholar-led OA book publishing ........................................................................................ 19 2.6 Integration of OA books in library systems .................................................................................... 20 Important Contributors .................................................................................................................... 20 3. FINLAND ................................................................................................................................................................20 3.1 General library system for e-content and OA publications ............................................................ 20 3.2 Library community and open access ............................................................................................. 21 3.3 OA book policies ........................................................................................................................... 21 3.4 OA book funding ............................................................................................................................ 21 3.5 Library/scholar-led OA book publishing ........................................................................................ 22 3.6 Integration of OA books in library systems .................................................................................... 22 Important Contributors ................................................................................................................... 22 4. FRANCE .................................................................................................................................................................23 4.1 General library system for e-content and OA publications ............................................................ 23 4.2 Library community and open access ............................................................................................. 23 4.3 OA book policies ........................................................................................................................... 24 4.4 OA book funding ............................................................................................................................ 24 4.5 Library/scholar-led OA book publishing ........................................................................................ 24 4.6 Integration of OA books in library systems .................................................................................... 25 Important Contributors .................................................................................................................... 25 5. GERMANY .............................................................................................................................................................25 5.1 General library system for e-content and OA publications ............................................................ 26 5.2 Library community and open access ............................................................................................. 26 5.3 OA book policies ........................................................................................................................... 26 5.4 OA book funding ............................................................................................................................ 27 5.5 Library/scholar-led OA book publishing ........................................................................................ 27 5.6 Integration of OA books in library systems .................................................................................... 28 Important Contributors .................................................................................................................... 28 6. GREECE ..................................................................................................................................................................29 6.1 General library system for e-content and OA publications ............................................................ 29 6.2 Library community and open access ............................................................................................. 29 6.3 OA book policies ........................................................................................................................... 30 6.4 OA book funding ............................................................................................................................ 30 6.5 Library/scholar-led OA book publishing ........................................................................................ 30 6.6 Integration of OA books in library systems .................................................................................... 30 Important Contributors ................................................................................................................... 30 7. ITALY ......................................................................................................................................................................31 7.1 General library system for e-content and OA publications ............................................................ 31 7.2 Library community and open access ............................................................................................